Barrel-former



(No Model.) T. L. LEE.

. I BARREL FORMER. V 290,334- I Patented Deg. 18, 1883.

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NITED STATES THOMAS L. LEE, OF PADUGAH, KENTUCKY.

BARREL-FORMER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 290,334, dated December 18, 1883.

V Applioationfiled September 8, 1883. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS L. LEE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Paducah, in the county of McOracken and State of Kentucky, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Barrel-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of barrel-machines used to support the parts of ventilated barrels or crates while being fastened together by hand.

The invention consists in means for holding the two heads and the partition or a hoop in line, means for preventing the rotation of the same, and means for holding the staves parallel with the axis while the staves are nailed onto the partition or hoops, as hereinafter described and claimed, reference b ing had to the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of my barrelmachine. Fig. 2 is a top view of the same; and Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section, part in elevation at 00, Fig. 1.

The frame of the machine consists of a heavy bed-plank, A, to which two end pieces, B, are rigidly secured at a distance apart equal to the length of the barrels to be made. 0 is a center shaft, resting in holes in the ends B, and kept from working out by means of a neck, D, around the shaft, to receive a forked hook, E, outside of one of the ends B. This shaft 0 is larger at one end than the other, to form a shoulder, F, to stop the partition G of thebarrel at the center thereof longitudinally.

H H are two flanged circular disks r auxiliary heads, of athickness equal to the height of the chine of the barrel plus said flange, having central holes, fitting, respectively, upon the two ends of the shaft within the ends B.

I is a wedge having a central groove, J, of a width equal to the thickness of the barrelpartition lumber, to act, in connection with shoulder F, to true the partition to a plane at right angles to the axis of the barrel. The wedge portion of piece I is at the inner end of groove J, whereby the partition may be supported against the action of hammer-blows in nailing staves to its upper edge, and whereby the tendency of the partition to revolve may be obstructed. The whole length of wedgepiece I is equal to the interior length of abarrel, and its ends act to keep the end boards or heads of the barrel against the disks H, thus truing the heads to position to be fastened into the barrel.

K K are detents fixed to the ends of the machine, having bolts adapted to slide vertically, like door-bolts. These bolts are in a plane with the axis of the central shaft, and their purpose is to align each stave parallel to the line of the barrel.

L is a common gage-block for spacing the distances between the staves.

The operation of using this machine is as follows: First put the disk, with the largehole in it, in place, and push the shaft in enough to hold it. Then place a head with a large hole and advance the shaft through that. Then place the partition, the other head, and the other disk in like manner, and advance the shaft to itsbearings, and fasten it by the forked hook. Having placed the heads and part1- tion, push the wedge in place to hold them. Now place a stave against the detents, and nail it to the partition. This will spring it tight upon the ends,to hold them in the oroze. Raise the detents. Revolve the stave beyond them. Place the gage-block against the stave. Place another stave against this block and against the detents, and nail it to the partition. Repeat this operation until the first stave, 1n revolving,pushes the wedge out of place. Now the heads and partition are held by so many staves that the wedge is no longer needed for that purpose. The heads of these ventilated barrels are not usually nailed, but are merely held ,in the oroze in the staves, and the staves are kept thereon by ahoop over each end,wh1ch may be tacked after the fruit is in the barrel. The disks come out of the machine with the barrel. If they were fastened to the frame, the barrel could not be removed.

What I claim as my invention, and wish to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a barrel-machine, a base-piece and two ends having a hole in each, and a shaft fitting said holes, in combination with two flanged disks of less diameter than the interior of the barrel to be made, and equal in thickness to the height of the barrel-chine plus the flangeon each, having each a hole in its center, fittlng said shaft, as shown and described.

2. In a barrel-machine, a base-piece and two it, and means for holding therein the parts of a IO ends having a hole in each, ashaft fitting said barrel, as described, in combination with two holes, having a shoulder midway, and means detents fixed in a plane with the axis of the barfor preventing the heads moving outward, in rel, one upon the inner face of each end piece,as combination with a wedge having a central shown and described, for the purpose specified.

groove, sa d wedge being equal in length to the THOMAS L. LEE. interior of the barrel, as shown and described. \Vitnesscs:

3. In a barrel-machine, a base-piece, two end S. \V. FINLEY,

pieces attached thereto, having enchahole in 1 JNo. 0. ROGERS. 

